Valley Forge is shown behind the soldier on the 2026 Revolutionary War quarter.
The reverse depicts a Continental Army soldier overlooking Valley Forge, the Pennsylvania encampment where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777–1778. The site has become a symbol of endurance because troops endured cold, shortages, disease, and difficult living conditions there.
Valley Forge was not a battlefield in the usual sense. The army did not fight a major battle at the encampment; instead, soldiers trained and reorganized while remaining near British-occupied Philadelphia. The experience helped improve the army's discipline and readiness.
Other Revolutionary War sites, including Yorktown, Saratoga, and Bunker Hill, are also important, but they are not the location represented on this quarter. The coin combines Valley Forge with Washington and a Continental soldier to evoke the broader war.